During the last century low back pain has been emerged as a widespread disease often caused by intervertebral disc degeneration (IDD). IDD in turn is a complex problem, in which a variety of causes play a crucial role. As ...

The optical and physical properties of hexagonal boron nitride single crystals grown from a molten metal solution are reported. The hBN crystals were grown by precipitation from a nickel-chromium flux with a boron nitride ...

Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) in the oceans is one of the largest dynamic reservoirs of carbon on earth, comparable in size to the atmospheric reservoir of carbon (as CO2) in the atmosphere, or to the amount of carbon in ...

Concentration and retention of a rod-shaped virus during tangential flow ultrafiltration (UF) was assessed to evaluate the potential of membrane-based downstream methods with advantages such as easy scale-up for industrial ...

We have recently introduced an immobilization protocol for preparations of enzymes on fumed silica for catalysis in organic solvents. The observation of a maximum in apparent catalytic activity at intermediate surface ...

Palladium, Pt, and Cr/Pt contacts to the wide band gap icosahedral boride semiconductor B₁₂As₂ have been studied. All Pd and Pt contacts exhibited nonlinear I-V characteristics, while Cr/Pt contacts were Ohmic. The specific ...

In the present study, the type and densities of defects in AlN crystals grown on 6H-SiC
seeds by the sublimation-recombination method were assessed. The positions of the defects in
AlN were first identified by defect ...

Experimental results will be presented for the dynamic cross-flow microfiltration (MF, 0.2 μm pores) and ultrafiltration (UF, 7 nm pores) of oil-field produced water as well as oily model solutions. The purpose of this ...

A comprehensive modeling approach is proposed for the dynamic simulation
and operation optimization of batch diafiltration processes. We provide a
unified technology for water utilization control that addresses generality ...

The hydrogenation of furfural to furfuryl alcohol on Pd(111), Cu(111) and Pt(111) is studied with both standard Density Functional Theory (DFT)-GGA functionals and with van der Waals-corrected density functionals. VdWDF ...

Enzymatic catalysis to produce molecules such as perfumes, flavors, and fragrances has the advantage of allowing the products to be labeled “natural” for marketing in the U.S., in addition to the exquisite selectivity and ...

The study at hand focuses on an investigation about the effects of membrane rotational speed (MRS) and transmembrane pressure (TMP) on the performance of dynamic cross flow ultrafiltration while treating oily wastewater. ...

Cell therapies require the in vitro expansion of adherent cells such as mesenchymal stromal cells (hMSCs) in bioreactor systems or other culture environments, followed by cell harvest. As hMSCs are strictly adherent cells, ...

This study focuses on the use of restaurant waste for production of ethanol. Food wastes (corn, potatoes, and pasta) were converted to ethanol in a two-step process: a two-part enzymatic digestion of starch using alpha-amylase ...